Governor, Bank of England; Chair of the MPC
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Governor, Bank of England; Chair of the MPC - Casting-vote rate cutter as the committee nears a contested “neutral” level
This cut had courtroom drama energy. The Bank of England dropped rates to 3.75%—but only because Governor Andrew Bailey switched his vote and made it 5–4. The immediate market read was hawkish-by-UK-standards: sterling rose and gilt yields ticked higher as traders pared back expectations for rapid 2026 easing.
Updated Dec 18, 2025
Former Attorney General of Missouri - Filed the core lawsuit that first put SAVE under the Eighth Circuit’s microscope.
Joe Biden sold the SAVE plan as a fix for a broken student loan system: smaller payments, faster forgiveness, and protection from ballooning interest for millions. Eighteen months, two Supreme Court losses, and a barrage of lawsuits later, Donald Trump’s Education Department has cut a deal with Missouri and other Republican-led states to kill SAVE and shove its 7‑plus million borrowers into more expensive plans.
Updated Dec 11, 2025
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